Simwika Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Simwika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Simwika Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Simwika Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simwika Come From? nationality or country of origin

Simwika occurs most in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Simwika.

How Common Is The Last Name Simwika? popularity and diffusion

Simwika is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Simwika is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Simwika live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Simwika is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simweka8620/
Shimbika8041/
Simuiska801/
Siembicka751/
Jimweka71161/
Gimbika71122/
Sinweka7175/
Zimweka717/
Simweke711/
Szimweiski711/
Semwaiko67435/
Simwiche6725/
Shimbike675/
Chimweka675/
Simwichi673/
Shimueka671/
Shimbiki671/
Simbikou671/
Chimwiki671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simwika
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